World Belief Systems- Key Vocab Flashcards
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| 466068073 | enlightenment | the stage of perfect knowledge and peace | |
| 466068074 | salvation | the state of being saved (that is going to heaven) through faith alone or faith and good works | |
| 466068075 | covenant | an agreement between god and his people in which god makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return | |
| 466068076 | Dharma | religious and moral duties of an individual | |
| 466068077 | karma | the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in the next incarnation | |
| 466068078 | Samsara | the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth | |
| 466068079 | nirvana | the release from pain and suffering achieved after enlightenment | |
| 466068080 | Moksha | the spirit's liberation from the endless cycle of rebirth | |
| 466068081 | Atman | a person's essential, or eternal self | |
| 466068082 | Jen | Chinese "goodness" the superhuman virtue, doing one's best to treat others as one would wish to be treated | |
| 466068083 | baptism | sacrament representing spiritual cleansing and rebirth | |
| 466068084 | Eucharist | sacrament commemorating the last supper by consecrating bread and wine | |
| 466113942 | prayer | the act of communicating with a deity in respect or adoration | |
| 466113943 | meditation | the focusing of the min on spiritual ideas | |
| 466113944 | filial piety | one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love an respect for one's parents and ancestors, dead or alive | |
| 466113945 | hajj | the fifth pillar of Islam; is a pilgrimage of Mecca during the month of al-qadah | |
| 466113946 | Eightfold path | the basic rules of behavior an belief leading to an end of suffering | |
| 466113947 | Brahmin | the highest of the four classes of the case system, traditionally made up by priests | |
| 466113948 | Guru | a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher | |
| 466113949 | Priest | "mediator" between god and humanity | |
| 466113950 | Rabbi | a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher | |
| 466113951 | Buddha | Indian prince named Siddharta Gautama who renounced his wealth and social position after being enlightened; he enunciated principles | |
| 466113952 | Bodhisattva | a person who has attained enlightenment but who has postponed nirvana in order to help others reach enlightenment | |
| 466113953 | Imam | a leader of a prayer in a mosque; delivers a sermon | |
| 466113954 | Trinity | the mystery of one god in three people: father, son and holy spirit | |
| 466113955 | Trimurti | Three forms of the divine: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva | |
| 466113956 | Prophet | a religious teacher | |
| 466113957 | Messiah | a savior sent by god to redeem people from the power of sin and everlasting death and to restore them to god's friendship | |
| 466113958 | Allah | Muslim name for the one and only god | |
| 466113959 | Yahweh | single god of Jews; constructed a covenant with Jews as his chosen people | |
| 466113960 | Om | sound of the universe; symbol for Hinduism | |
| 466113961 | Torah | scroll of parchment on which first five books of Hebrew scripture is written | |
| 466113962 | Vedas | collections of hymns, songs, prayers, and rituals honoring the Hindu gods | |
| 466113963 | Analects | a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker Confucius and disciples | |
| 466113964 | Koran | sacred writings of Islam revealed by god to the prophet Mohammed during his life at Mecca and Medina |